As promised, here’s a sneak peek at the game board for our new St. Patrick’s Day game. I’m still working on the final touches for the “Coin Challenge” cards. Tomorrow I’ll be in search of the perfect game piece...
Read moreFunny Farm DIY Board Game
(UPDATE 6/3/19: Anne Crosby Gaudet can now be found at a new website, and has updated her shop! Links here will continue to be updated as more resources are made available.) When I opened my studio, this was one of the first games that I...
Read moreValentine’s Day Circle of Fifths Challenge
Here’s something a Valentine’s Day activity that’s little more challenging for intermediate and advanced piano and theory students. Have them race against a clock to complete the Circle of Fifths...
Read moreHenrietta Says Hello
I’m hard at work to get the St. Patrick’s Day game finished before the holiday! In the meantime, I thought I’d introduce one of our characters from the studio. (Don’t mind the dust, please!) This is Henrietta. She lives...
Read moreValentine’s Day Music Cookie Memory Game
This game was inspired by the Valentine’s Day cookie recipe passed down from my Grandma Maxine. My mother made these cookies every Valentine’s Day – rich butter cookies with red, pink, or white icing. (The stuff that dreams are...
Read moreDIY Foam Keyboard
Here’s a little gem I made back in 2011. After making another music game, I had some white and black foam left over. The white foam piece was just about the size of piano keys, and so after seeing a few other examples of “Silent Keyboards,” I set to work. See below for directions.
Foam Keyboard Materials and Directions:
- White foam sheet
- Black sticky foam sheet
- Scissors
- Ruler
- Wooden craft discs
- Fine tip Sharpie Marker
- Patience and a calculator
"Go Play in the Snow!"
Over the weekend I held my very first group lessons. After a round of sickness and really bad weather, I had quite a few lessons to makeup. (Like many, I do not offer reimbursements for tuition, but I do offer makeup lessons if given at least 24...
Read moreWinter Studio Games
Look out, the snowmen are coming! This a really cute matching game from Wendy Stevens at ComposeCreate.com. There are two sets of cards: one to identify note names (36 cards) and another to identify steps and skips (12 cards). It takes some time...
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